Adelaide vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
93
99
🏙️ Population
1.3M
14.3M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 37% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1267th and 3085th ($2246 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 64th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Tokyo

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Adelaide Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$15495

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033